French petrol stations run out of fuel

Sunday, 01 Jun, 2017 0

Drivers to France are being warned of petrol shortages due to a strike by fuel tanker drivers.

Hundreds of petrol stations are reportedly running out of fuel as the industrial action runs into its sixth day.

The Foreign Office said those in the Paris region were particularly badly affected.

Some members of the CGT union, which is demanding better pay and working conditions, have blockaded some fuel depots around the country and at others in the greater Paris region of Ile-de-France they are controlling how many fuel tankers can leave, said the BBC.

Petrol industry chiefs say around hundred stations out of total 11,000 are completely out of stock.
 



 

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Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk



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